Residential Sesshin

This three-week summer program pairs extended residential practice with an intensive week-long sesshin. The retreat centers on Dongshan Liangjie, a foundational Tang Dynasty Zen master whose teachings on the relationship between subject and object remain central to Soto Zen training. The structure — two weeks of grounded daily practice followed by a more concentrated sesshin week — allows time to settle into the rhythm before the intensity deepens.

Daily practice includes zazen (sitting meditation), kinhin (walking meditation), teisho (formal teaching), dokusan (private meetings with a teacher), samu (work practice), and formal meals. This describes a traditional Soto sesshin schedule, though the center has not published specific sitting period counts, wake times, or meal details.

For questions about lodging, what to bring, or eligibility for this retreat, contact Boundless Way Zen Temple directly.